Monthly Archives: August 2011

(click on the pictures or videos to expand) As I said in my last post of Chapultepec Zoo, Chapultepec Park is huge. In the second section of the park is the amusement zone. In the amusement zone there is a … Continue reading →

(click on any image to expand) It was 1904 and Mexico was about to celebrate their 100th anniversary. Porfirio Diaz, the dictator, needed something big to celebrate. He needed to show he was in charge and that Mexico was great, … Continue reading →

So here’s the problem, your the richest man in the world and you got a bunch of spare land and some artwork lying around, what do you do? Well, if you are Carlos Slim (who is the richest man in … Continue reading →

The other day I posted that I could only imagine what it must of been like for Hernan Cortez when he first laid eyes on the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan. As it turned out I didn’t have to imagine too … Continue reading →

Mexico City is built upon a really big ancient lake. I can only imagine what Mexico City looked like when Hernan Cortez first arrived. As far as 16th century standards go this was not a small place. Even back then … Continue reading →

When we are in Mexico City one of our favorite things to do is eat. Well, actually wherever we are we like to eat food. The bonus to Mexico City is food is everywhere and it is really cheap. If … Continue reading →

In Chapultepec Park I saw many food vendors but despite it’s name you I did not find one grasshopper. I don’t know what was up with that, I guess the Aztecs ate them all. In case your not aware Chapultepec comes from … Continue reading →

The San Gabriel Mission is the 4th of the missions built in 1771 and is the closest to Los Angeles. Known as the “Pride of th Missions” it is a fully working mission with an active parish. The mission is … Continue reading →